John & Julie Clark

Work: John uses his technical skills to help pastors and Christian workers with various projects. He is also involved in evangelism and discipleship ministries. Julie teaches the children of missionaries in a small Christian school operated by the mission community in Mali.

Background: John and Julie are both natives to Southern California. Before his mission service, John worked for several years in the computer industry. Later, he founded and operated the Anaheim Visitor Center across from Disneyland. Julie holds a California teaching credential and has taught high school English in Christian schools for 18 years. In 2001, John and Julie received an unexpected prompting from the Holy Spirit and left their professional lives behind to enter overseas mission service in Africa.

Christian Background: John was raised in a Christian home and came to know the Lord at a young age. John led Julie to the Lord shortly before their marriage in 1989. Their relationships with Christ grew significantly in 2001 when they were first called into mission service.